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But a new version of the malware may already have been released , according to the head of the Europol , which helps the European Union fight crime and terrorism. "Like many other companies, FedEx is experiencing interference with some of our Windows-based systems caused by malware", the spokesperson said in a statement .

Europol chief Rob Wainwright said computer systems in more than 150 countries were hit, with the majority of organisations affected over the weekend in Europe. Both said Russian Federation was hit hardest . The ransomware exploited a security flaw in Microsoft's Windows operating system. Among the other victims is a Nissan manufacturing plant in Sunderland, northeast England.

The WannaCry attack began on Friday night with thousands of ransomware attacks on computers in over 100 countries which included India. Brian Lord OBE, former Deputy Director GCHQ Cyber and Intelligence, now MD PGI Cyber said: "This would appear to be a wide ranging, well-coordinated Ransomware attack, using a new variant of Ransomware".

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The number of people paying could go up as the ransomware warned the cost would double after three days, and threatened to delete files within seven days if no payment was made. Companies in Asia and Europe have been warning employees to be careful when clicking on attachments and links in their emails. Lynne Owens, director-general of Britain's National Crime Agency, said there was no indication of a second surge of the cyberattack, "But that doesn't mean there won't be one".

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This has led some to call it a ransomworm . Micrsoft's top lawyer has criticized USA intelligence for "stockpiling" software code that can aid hackers. The complete list for which there are Microsoft patches are here. Note this means that the backup can't be on your computer but should be in the cloud or on an external hard drive.

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Three days later, reports of WannaCry are now spiking in Asia. In his first public comments since the attack on Friday, Mr Hunt told Sky News: "Although we have never seen anything on this scale when it comes to ransomware attacks, they are relatively common and there are things that you can do, that everyone can do, all of us can do, to protect ourselves against them".

Cybersecurity experts revealed the unknown hackers who launched the weekend's "ransomware" attacks used a vulnerability that was exposed in NSA documents leaked online. And it's why we've pledged our support for defending every customer everywhere in the face of cyberattacks, regardless of their nationality. 'There has been one incident of the ransomware hitting a business here in Australia and there could be two other incidents where it has occurred although we are trying to confirm that, ' ...

But global fears eased on Monday as the number of incidents reported levelled off. The assault, which began Friday and was being described as the biggest-ever cyber ransom attack, struck state agencies and major companies around the world - from Russian banks and British hospitals to FedEx and European vehicle factories.

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Spanish telco giant Telefonica and USA delivery service FedEx were among the businesses affected. The government on Sunday said it has activated a "preparedness and response mechanism" to prevent any major cyber attack from a new ransomware - "Wannacry" - which has infected computer systems around the world.

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Hospital staff immediately unplugged the computer from the internet, reformatting it before reprogramming its operating system, according to the spokesman. The Japan Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center said 2,000 computers in Japan were reported affected so far, citing an affiliate foreign security organization that it can not identify.

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Two security firms - Kaspersky Lab and Avast - said they had identified the malware behind the attack in upward of 70 countries, although both said the attack has hit Russian Federation hardest. The NHS has said hospitals have had to cancel some outpatient appointments because of the attack. "Our society increasingly relies on interconnected systems to deliver key services such as health", he said.

North Korean state media said the missile had been launched over the country and into the sea east of the Korean Peninsula 787km (489 miles) away from its launch site near Kusong. Japanese officials said Sunday the missile flew for half an hour and reached an unusually high altitude before landing in the Sea of Japan. "This was close to home for Russian Federation".

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It has attacked hundreds of thousands of computers, security experts say , from hospital systems in the United Kingdom and a telecom company in Spain to universities and large companies in Asia. Microsoft requires Windows 10 customers to automatically update their computers, but some people with older PCs disabled automatic updates. There are now signs that the ransomware attack has subsided thanks to a kill switch, discovered by a 22-year-old in the UK .

Jadhav was "an innocent Indian national, who, incarcerated in Pakistan for more than a year on concocted charges, deprived of his rights and protection accorded under the Vienna Convention, has been held incommunicado. Mittal also claimed that Pakistan had failed to respond to all Indian demands for information about the case, snubbing requests for documents including the charge sheet.

Alan Challis says he's angry that United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust didn't contact him directly, as he had taken leave from work for the procedure and would have lost out on pay. But even now, security experts aren't certain how the WannaCry infection was spread. Microsoft Corp President Brad Smith sharply criticised the U.S.

Elsewhere in Europe, the attack hit companies including Spain's Telefonica, a global broadband and telecommunications company. The companies and government agencies targeted were diverse. United States package delivery giant FedEx, Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica and Germany's Deutsche Bahn rail network were among those hit in the attacks, which demanded money to allow users to unblock their computers.

There are many theories, but the favorite hypothesis among intelligence officials is that an insider, probably a contractor, stole the information, much as Edward J. Security experts are now cautiously linking the Lazarus Group to this latest attack after the discovery by Mehta. In China, "hundreds of thousands" of computers were affected, including gas stations, cash machines and universities, according to Qihoo 360, one of the country's largest providers of antivirus software.

This is true at the national level as well as amongst businesses. The main vulnerability that was exploited by hackers had led to the ransomware attack which in turn led to a huge havoc in more than 150 nations. Additionally, experts warn that copycats could also try another attack. The attack demonstrates how cybersecurity has become a shared responsibility between tech companies and customers.

The test Saturday was conducted from a static launch stand, not a mobile launcher, the defense official said . The White House has mooted talks with North Korea under the right conditions, which would include a halt to missile tests. What has North Korea been saying? Earlier on Monday, North Korea's KCNA state news agency said the test of a "newly developed mid/long-range strategic ballistic rocket, Hwasong-12" had gone to plan.

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